A data quality assessment feedback session is held at Muhoroni Sub-County Hospital in County. Tupime Kaunti aims to increase availability of high-quality data in focus counties. Photo credit: USAID

KENYA TUPIME KAUNTI has made significant progress in devolving its health system, bringing management authority and resources closer to the communities served, empowering county health management teams, and fostering greater flexibility to meet local needs. To support this shift, functioning outcome measurement, learning and accountability (MLA) systems at county level are essential. However, the counties have inadequate capacity to regularly collect, analyze, and use data. Tupime Kaunti is a USAID-funded program that contributes to the Kenya Health Sector Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework’s goal of one functional, sector-wide M&E system for improved decision-making, transparency, and accountability in health. The program works with county governments to strengthen outcome MLA systems to provide quality data and synthesized information for planning, implementation, policy development, and decision-making. Tupime Kaunti works in 12 counties, focusing its support on HIV; malaria; reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; child protection; and COVID-19 programs.

OUR WORK Tupime Kaunti activities are structured around increasing the leadership, management, and technical capacity of county governments to use MLA systems effectively and increasing the availability, quality, analysis, and use of health data. The program implements a comprehensive strategy of six interdependent technical approaches to improve MLA outcomes: ensuring effective links between focus counties, the national Ministry of Health, and implementing partners; assessing and monitoring the improvements of county MLA systems; fostering coordination, engagement, and partnerships to achieve MLA county ownership and ensure that investments are sustained; building and sustaining county capacity to implement and use MLA systems; strengthening the foundation of MLA systems through policies, systems, and guidelines; and using data to improve health programs and outcomes.

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ACHIEVEMENTS BUDGET: USD $17,417,910 Since it started in 2016, Tupime Kaunti has: ● strengthened focus counties’ MLA capacity by improving DURATION the functionality of county coordination structures and 2016-2021

peer-to-peer learning. ACTIVITY LOCATIONS ● built the capacity of county and sub-county health Kisumu, Migori, Kakamega, Busia, management teams in data use and supported the , , , , development of information products used for influencing , Baringo, Samburu and Turkana health program planning and decision-making processes. Counties ● implemented innovative solutions such as the development IMPLEMENTING PARTNER of information dashboards and scan forms for the malaria Palladium Group program to improve data quality and the tracking of disease progression. KEY PARTNERS ● promoted sustainable learning models to increase Palladium Group, Kenya School of ownership and functionality of MLA coordination on Government, Maseno University critical health program governance, data use, and outcome MISSION CONTACT measurement for improved program management. Immaculate Kathure ● strengthened county capacity to implement innovative Activity Manager strategies for improved data quality in targeted health Tel: +254-724-255-423 facilities, while utilizing standardized national guidelines and Email: [email protected] using various forums and governance structures to track PARTNER CONTACT the implementation and scale-up of health information Lillian Mageto-Orina systems. Chief of Party ● increased the use of data in planning and budgeting by Tel: +254-721-263-955 county departments of health, with focus counties Email: generating sector working group reports that highlighted [email protected] the key priorities and corresponding budgets for their FOR MORE INFORMATION departments of health. Email: [email protected] Website: www.usaid.gov/kenya Facebook: USAIDKenya Twitter: @USAIDKenya

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